Collar holder



g 8, c. SILVERMAN 2,168,687

COLLAR HOLDER Filed Feb. 1, 1936 Patented Aug 8, 1939 UNITED ST T FFlCE2 Claims.- (01. 2481) My present invention relates to the jewelry art,and has particular. reference to collar holders and the like.

Collar holdersj of standard type include a front 5 member and a rearmember, the two members being resiliently urged towards each other attheirends, so as to present spaced jaws for detachably gripping collartabs therebetween, one of the members being'preferably made of resilientmaterial. The gripping surface is preferably made of large area, inorder to obtain an adequate locking action n the collar tabs withoutconcentrating the pressure so as to produce indentations or the like inthe collar tabs. However, it has been found difficult to provide aresilient member havinga large engaging area and suflicient grippingaction without substantial decrease in flexibility.

It is the principal object of my invention to 20 devise a constructionfor a collar holder which provides a resilient gripping action havingadequate strength and adequate flexibility.

It is a further object of my invention to provide a resilient member fora collar holder or 25 the like which comprises separate elementscooperating to obtain the desired gripping action.

With the above and other objects and advantageous features in view, myinvention consists of a novel arrangement of parts more fully disclosedin the detailed description following, in conjunction with theaccompanying drawing, and more specifically defined in the claimsappended thereto.

In the drawing,

35 Fig. 1 is a view showing the novel collar holder in use;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a preferred embodiment of my invention;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on the line 3-3 of 40 Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the resilient member; V

45 Fig. 6 is a side elevation showing a modified construction;

Fig. '7 is a side elevation of a further modified construction Fig. 8 isa section on the line 88 of Fig. '7;

50 Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the resilient member of Fig. 7; and

Figs. 10 and 11 are respectively detail views of a modified constructionand the contact blank therefor.

55 Referring to the drawing, the novel collar holder It! comprises anupper arcuate member I I, preferably of bar metal, a lower resilientmember ILpreferably of wire, and a central lock link I3; thelowermeinber I2 is preferably formed of one piece of wire as shown inFig. 5, and consists 5 of upper elements I3a which are curved at theends to provide bends I4, and a lower element i5 which is curved at itsends as at I6 to integrally jointhe wires I31; and cooperate therewithin forming the bend I4. The connector link I3, 10

which is preferably of sheet metal or the like, is gripped along thecenters of the members II and I2 so as to firmly position these memberswith the bends I4 normally resting against the underside'of the uppermember II, the connector 15 link being indented as indicated at H toleave central ribs I8 on each side which serve as strengthening ribs.

In the above described construction, the lower member I2 consists of twoelongated elements which are independently resilient, but are integrallyjoined so as to exert a combined resilient action for pressing the bendsI4 towards the upper member II, whereby. the collar tabs are locked inplace by a relatively wide locking grip provided by a plurality ofresilient members. The wires are attractively formed as double ridged,but may be of any configuration desired.

Instead of using two resilient members I3 and I5 which areintegrallyjoined to provide bends IE, it is preferred for certainconstructions to use independent resilient members I9 and 20, the memberI9 having its ends curled or shaped as indicated at 2| to press againstthe underside of the upper member I Ia, and the member 20 beingpositioned below the member I9 and having its ends 22 turned so as topress against the lower end of the turn 2I, whereby both memberscooperate to press the ends 2| into contact with the lower surface ofthe upper member I la.

The above described constructions provide a collar holder having aslightly arcuate upper member which contacts the collar tabs. The uppermember may be ornamental, as indicated in Fig. 7, the collar holder 23having an upper 5 member 2A with rounded ends 25, and a lower member 26,a connector link 21 similar to the connector link I3 being used. Thelower member 26 is preferably made of a single piece of wire, see Fig.9, having two upper elongated lengths 28 and a lower elongated length 29which cooperates with the upper lengths to resiliently press the ends ofthe upper lengths against the rounded ends 25. A construction using twoindependent lengths, similar to that disclosed in Fig. 6, may be used ifdesired.

It is thus evident that the invention includes a plurality of coatingresilient elements which function as a resilient member of a holding device; the invention may be applied to any holding device having twoparts resiliently urged to grip a fabric or similar articletherebetween.

A somewhat diiferent arrangement is shown in Figs. 10 and 11, in whichthe front portion 30 has associated therewith a rear portion 3| which isformed of two resilient wires 32 and 33, the construction being similarto that disclosed in Fig. 9. A contact member 34 is mounted on each endof the upper wire 33, this contact member being formed as shown toprovide an inclined slope 35 towards the center and an abrupt slope 36towards the end, the contact blank having two depending sides 31 whichfit over the upper wire 33 and are then bent around so as to lock thecontact member 34 thereto while permitting sliding movement thereon. Aback stop of any desired type is provided to prevent excessive inwardmovement of each contact member, as by striking up a portion of theupper wire. The resilient action of the two wires 32 and 33 and thespacing between the upper and lower portions, which increases slightlytowards the center, permits an easy insertion of the collar tab betweenthe contact member and the upper portion 3|], the contact member slidinginwardly to facilitate the engagement; a greater resistance isinterposed to withdrawing the collar tab, as the contact member slidesoutwardly, the space between the upper and lower portions decreasingslightly. Insertion of the collar tab is thus facilitated whilewithdrawal or slippage is rendered more diflicult.

While I have described a specific constructional embodiment of myinvention, it is obvious that changes in the materials used, in theirdimensions, and in their forms, may be made to comply with therequirements for difierent holder designs, without departing from thespirit and the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In combination, an elongated front member, an elongated rear member,and a connector securing said members at their centers, one of saidmembers comprising two bars aligned with each other and with the othermember, one bar having bends at its ends resiliently contacting saidfront member, and the other bar resiliently pressing against said firstbar to retain it in contact with said front member.

2. In combination, an elongated front member, an elongated rear member,and a connector securing said members at their centers, one of saidmembers comprising two bars aligned with each other and with the othermember, one bar having bends at its ends resiliently contacting saidfront member, and the other bar resiliently pressing against the bentends of said first bar to retain it in contact with said front member.

CHARLES SILVERMAN.

